{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "sea-angel",
  "name": "Sea Angel",
  "scientificName": "Clione limacina",
  "category": "Invertebrate",
  "summary": "The sea angel (Clione limacina) is a shell-less pelagic snail that swims with wing-like parapodia and hunts shelled pteropods in Arctic seas. Adults reach 5 cm and are Least Concern.",
  "conservationStatus": "Least Concern",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Mollusca",
    "class": "Gastropoda",
    "order": "Pteropoda",
    "family": "Clionidae",
    "genus": "Clione"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 0.003,
    "lengthM": 0.05,
    "topSpeedKmh": 2,
    "lifespanYears": 1
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Clione limacina"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Carnivore"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Open polar waters"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "1–2 years"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "0.001–0.005 kg"
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "up to 2 km/h"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Least Concern (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Cold Arctic and subarctic seas.",
    "continents": [
      "North America",
      "Europe",
      "Asia"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/sea-angel/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/sea-angel/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}